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Mass., 1867, p. 131, pi. xxiii, fig. 5, male; fig. 6, female. Common in 

 brackish water. The Essex Institute has specimens one-fourth to 

 one-third of an inch in length, collected in South Mill Pond, June 19, 

 1859, by R. H. Wheatland. 



119. Fundulus pisculentus {Mitch.) Cuv. & Val.. Minnow, 

 MuMMiCHOG, "Cobbler." Fundulus pisculentus Storer, Hist. Fish. 

 Mass., 1867, p. 128, pi. xxiii, fig. 3, male; fig, 4, female. Common 

 everywhere in brackish water. 



120. Fundulus nigrofasciatus (Zes.) Cuv. & Val. Ficndulus 

 nigrofasciatus Storer, Hist. Fish. Mass., 1867, p. 129, pi. xxiii, fig. 1. 

 Storer records this species from fresh ponds, Cambridge. It has not 

 been studied by us. 



121. Fundulus multifasciatus {Les.) Cuv. & Val. Barred Min- 

 now. Fundulus multifasciatus Storer, Hist. Fish. Mass., 1867, p. 

 130, pi. xxiii, fig. 2. Storer speaks of having specimens from Con- 

 cord and Lowell. A specimen from "Wenham lake in the museum of 

 the Essex Institute agrees with his description. The species has not 

 been studied by us. 



Family ESOCID^. 



122. Esox reticulatus Les. Pickerel, "Federation Pike." 

 Fsox reticulatus Storer, Hist. Fish. Mass., 1867, p. 133, pi. xxiv, fig. 2. 

 Common everywhere in ponds and large streams. 



123. Esox americanus Gmelin. Brook Pickerel. Esox orna- 

 tus Storer, Hist. Fish. Mass., 1867, p. 135, pi. xxiv, fig. 2. Not un- 

 common in the brooks and ponds. The Essex Institute has specimens 

 from Wenham lake. 



Sub-order ISOSPONDYLI. 

 Family CHAULIODONTID^. 



124. Chauliodus Sloanei Schneider. Chauliodus. Chauliodus 

 Sloanei Giiuther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., p. 392. A specimen of this spe- 

 cies was taken from the stomach of a cod-fish on George's banks by 

 a Gloucester fisherman and presented to the Essex Institute, June 3, 

 1874, by Procter Brothers, of Gloucester. 



Family SCOPELID^. 



125. Scopelus gemmifer Goode & Bean. Scopelus gemmifer 

 Goode & Bean, MS. 



126. Scopelus speculiger Goode & Bean. Scopelus speculiger 

 Goode & Bean, MS. Specimens of the two undescribed species named 

 above were brought in by several vessels of the Gloucester halibut 

 fleet. 



